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I Walk for Mary, My Mother and Best Friend

I Walk for Mary, My Mother and Best Friend

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Gale Page in Caregiving,  Hospice,  Walk for Hospice

If it wasn’t for Care Dimensions and my family's close circle of friends, I wouldn’t have been able to keep my promise to my mother that she would never be in a nursing home, where we couldn’t be with her 24 hours a day. ...

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My Essay Won a $10,000 Award for Care Dimensions

My Essay Won a $10,000 Award for Care Dimensions

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Sean Casey, Branch Leader for Movement Mortgage in Donors,  Hospice

When I had a chance to write an essay through a charitable contest, Grace Works, sponsored by my company, Movement Mortgage, I chose to write about the care provided to my mom by Care Dimensions. ...

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Improving the Patient and Family Hospice Experience

Improving the Patient and Family Hospice Experience

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Amy Ciancarelli in Hospice

In observance of Patient Experience Week, Amy Ciancarelli explains how Care Dimensions constantly strives to enhance patient- and family-centered hospice and palliative care. ...

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My First Year as a Hospice Nurse: Caring During a Pandemic

My First Year as a Hospice Nurse: Caring During a Pandemic

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Lauren Mercurio, RN in Hospice,  Hospice careers

The beginning of the pandemic was not an ideal time to be starting a new job. Hospice RN Case Manager Lauren Mercurio reflects on how her colleagues helped her through the past year. ...

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Collaboration is Key When Treating the Whole Patient

Collaboration is Key When Treating the Whole Patient

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Kristen Schaefer, MD, FAAHPM in Hospice,  Palliative Care

In observance of Doctors' Day, Kristen Schaefer explains how collaboration between a primary physician and one trained in hospice and palliative medicine can improve a patient's quality of life by matching treatment options with goals of care. ...

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A Spiritual Lift after Holiday Mourning

A Spiritual Lift after Holiday Mourning

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Paula Scudieri in Hospice

Family Day without Dad was difficult, but the bereavement bag from Care Dimensions reminded us that Dad was with us in spirit. ...

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What I Learned as My Wife’s Full-time Caregiver

What I Learned as My Wife’s Full-time Caregiver

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Geoff Staples in Caregiving,  Hospice

A few months after his wife began receiving hospice at home, Geoff Staples became her full-time caregiver. Here's what he learned. ...

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How I Went From Blues-ville to Feeling Blessed

How I Went From Blues-ville to Feeling Blessed

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Alison Powers, LMT in Complementary therapy,  Hospice

A hospice massage therapist shares how she gets through these unusually tough times of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how you may have better days, too. ...

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Joëlle’s End-of-Life Journey with Hospice

Joëlle’s End-of-Life Journey with Hospice

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Bob Birkett in Caregiving,  Hospice

After his wife's cancer treatment options were exhausted and doctors suggested hospice, Bob Birkett didn't know what to do. Here's how Care Dimensions helped the couple during their final three weeks together. ...

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Swampscott DPW Director Supports Tree of Lights, Especially for Mom

Swampscott DPW Director Supports Tree of Lights, Especially for Mom

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Robin Ellington in Donors,  Hospice

Every year since 2004 the Swampscott Department of Public Works has set up the Tree of Lights, and it is a reminder for DPW Director Gino Cresta of the in-home hospice care Care Dimensions provided for his mom, Florence. ...

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